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With the bouts of bad weather recently, it seems appropriate to take a look at a biblical storm.
With this next title, e-Funsoft has returned to the biblical arena with a follow-up offering to its Moses & Exodus Match 3 game. This time the Match 3 action takes on The New Chronicles of Noah's Ark. Spread over 70 levels, split over five chapters, with each one containing four upgrades to the development of this story, this e-Funsoft game can be played in either Timed or Relaxed mode of Match 3 action.
I am not normally a big chewer but as I was offered some samples I gave it a try, anything that offers the chance of not catching recent bugs is a plus as far as I am concerned. While I have heard of the possible advantages of Zinc the word Chitosan was new to me but not it seems for Microsoft Words spell checker.
Each Tablet is 1.5cm across and around .5cm thick covered in a glossy coating, they start to do good things in the mouth as you start chewing. The blurb says lasts for up to an hour, well in my tests I was still getting a good minty taste after two hours. The benefits should start to be given after fifteen minutes of chewing. So what is Chitosan? ‘Chitosan is a natural sugar polymer found in nature.
Based on the Mississippi, this next game takes you on a trip to different locations and various time periods.
This portable projector has an internal battery big enough to show two full length movies. Connection types are Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, direct cable and more. Best of all it costs less than £400 and it has an Auto Portrait mode when needed. The base allows you to connect a tripod, even without one you can choose its position as it is twelve sided.
It is 10x10x18cm and setup once I had charged it – recommended at three hours – took only as long as it took me to read the thirteen sides in English in the 176 page Quick Start Guide. A long press on the on/off button and the projector light comes on with an easy to follow screen that lets you choose the source and how you want to connect.
More use to the limelight of the Olympics, your game character sets out to help a town with their chosen competition.
Published by BraveGiant Ltd., Nora's AdventurEscape describes itself as a Hidden Object Adventure game. The game's developers have opted to present this offering in story book style both in the graphics used throughout the game and the flow of its story line featuring various characters who are static in appearance and only communicate with printed text rather than spoken dialogue delivered by voice actors.
When a favourite item is broken into pieces, it is perhaps repairable. But is the same true when it is the wife that is broken into pieces.
Created by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein has been the central character of a number of stories depicted on the silver screen or computer games. In this instance, this character is in the role of Baron Albrecht von Frankenstein, a scientist based in Bavaria, in the Anuman Interactive game entitled Frankenstein - The Dismembered Bride. Running quiet happily from its supplied DVD, this game supports both the Windows PC and Mac platforms.
A 24inch Philips flat panel that has all the normal connections including those less normal like USB ‘C’, Ethernet and a USB hub. So this means for those of us still using Desktop or Tower Systems the main unit could be just that bit further away and the nirvana or a clear desktop just that little bit nearer.
It is 54.5x32.5x1.7cm; the viewable screen is 53.5x30.5cm which gives the notional diagonal imperial measurement of very close to 24inches. The native resolution is 1920x1080 for most applications. Its stand is 20.5x20.5cm and can raise the base of the screen between 2 to 14cm above the stand. There is plenty of back tilt and a little forward tilt, no side to side movement but if this is required just move the whole panel on the stand which is stated to have 178 degree viewing angle.
So where do authors get their inspiration from to use in their work? Maybe it could be from research.
When starting a new project, an author could struggle for appropriate inspiration. This is especially true when the subject matter is that of horror stories. The ideas for these type of tales do not automatically spring out from nowhere or maybe they do for you to develop into the next best seller.
This can be considered two phones in one, ‘folded’ it’s a little narrow compared to most recent offering, ‘unfolded’ you need large hands or a flat surface to lay it on. Having told you about the Samsung Flip last year here is its big brother the Samsung Fold.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 measures 15.5x6.5x1.2cm folded and when opened it is 15.5x12.5x.7cm it weighs 273grams. The stated figures say you have a 7.6 inch main display and a 6.2 inch closed display. The right side has volume rocker with on/off button below it. The base has USB ‘C’ microphone and speaker. The left side is the hinge; the top has microphone and speaker. The right side of the other half has the SIM entry point.
Continuing the saga of crime solving by the duo of Victorian detectives is the next game under review.
When serious incidents of crime occur in Victorian London who do you send for? As these events predate the Ghostbusters, it has to be the dynamic duo created by e-Funsoft Games. So the word was sent out for Morgan Johnson and his faithful companion, Jack Brown, to return to London and solve the spate of bombings that forms the basis of Gaslamp Cases 3 subtitled Ancient Secrets. As with the other titles in this Gaslamp Cases series, this third title belongs to the Match 3 genre.
Completing the MatchVentures series is further Match 3 action as you prepare the country's defences.
Taking your data with you on the road can be useful. But how do you keep it safe? iStorage has a solution.
As a long-time user of various products from iStorage, I was keen to check out the company's latest offering. The chance to do this arose with the arrival of the DATASHUR SD which promised the dual capacity of easy mobility and encrypted security of data accessible from different locations. Giving the appearance of a lengthy USB stick drive, with measurements of 90 x 17 x 10 mm (L x W x D), the DATASHUR SD device could easily fit into a pocket or bag or be attached to a key-ring.
This is an outdoor camera, it is designed to be mounted on a ceiling or wall and hang downwards. Unlike a lot of small indoor cameras this is designed to be seen and therefore this can have the effect of deterring before intrusion happens.
The camera is 15cm from top to base disregarding the aerials and is round at the base at 11cm. It can be hung or attached from the supplied fitment. Everything you need to fit is supplied apart from a screwdriver and drill, they even supply a template.
A modern twist on a traditional tale forms the next game based on Hidden Object action.
Based, if only with regards to its title, on the original story of Beauty and the Beast, this next game takes its theme from the way beauty can overcome many obstacles. In this case the Beauty of the product's title sets out to rescue a Prince who has been infected by the guiles of an evil enchantress. The result of this spell is that the Prince has become the Beast of the story.
Anything seems to be possible in a dream, the same could be said of the island known as Devil's Triangle.
This is one of three different models of notebooks that have something that few notebooks have, a SIM slot so that when out and about you do not have to rely on your SmartPhone or dodgy open Wi-Fi to stay in touch. While I have seen this before it has only been on a very few Tablets and not on a full notebook like the Samsung Galaxy Book Go.
The is the first notebook to come my way that has Windows 11 pre-installed. It is 32x22.2x1.2cm and weighs 1350 grams so will not weigh down your bag. So on initial startup after the normal 15 minutes of questions and choices you are ready to go. The viewable screen is 31x17.5cm which gives the notional diagonal imperial measurement of close to 14inches. The screen resolution defaults to 1920x1080 with 125% being the setup default if your eyesight is excellent then 100% may work for you.
Bringing together a BRIDE and a LEGACY, this dual offering tells the tale of two sisters.
Starting with the death of relatives, this game develops into the theft of an artefact.
It is time to step back to an earlier period and visit a game from an enjoyable series.
This is a powerful Notebook which at the time of setup you can have as Windows 10 or Windows 11. I choose Windows 10 and after the normal 15 minutes’ worth of questions answered was able to use the machine, as usual there are a number of updates to do to bring it right up to date. So after a few days having done all the updates I expected to be offered the chance to upgrade and as I was not I restored it and this time I choose Windows 11.
The Acer Predator Notebook measures 32x22.5x1.8cm and weighs 1722 grams. The screen is 31x17.5cm, 14inch. The viewable screen is 1920x1080 with the default display set to 150%. Bootup is 8 seconds while shutdown is 5 seconds. It has an 11 Generation Intel 17 processor running at 3.3GHz. It comes with 16GB RAM and has a 1TB SSD (952GB). Going around the outside on the left has a Kensington Lock port, Power input, USB3 port, USB ‘C’ which can also charge.
When stuck in the creation of a family tree, Kiera Vale believed a trip to an asylum might provide some answers.
When the game's developers go under the name of Ghost Ship Studio and the product's title forms part of Nightmare Adventures, you could reasonably suppose that the Witch's Prison will not be a walk in the park or filled with light and happiness. In fact this game relates the story of Kiera Vale as she sets out to explore the mystery of Blackwater Asylum in order to discover the truth of her ancestor's history.
Put your thinking cap on as you tackle four offerings of treasure seeking.
As part of the GSP 4 Play Collection series offering of Treasure Hunters, as you might suppose, is made up of four titles that bear the similar theme of searching. The four titles making up this collection are Time Chronicles: The Missing Mona Lisa; Legacy of the Incas; Mystery of the Missing Brigantine; and Treasure Hunters.
Offering 40 locations to explore, Paris lives up to its reputation of the City of Love.
"A Vampire Romance", subtitled "Paris Stories" is a Hidden Object Adventure game from Mastertronic. As you might expect this game is located within the area of Paris as you move between different locations within the capital city of France. Rather than requiring installing on a hard disk, this DVD title is capable of being run direct from its optical media on the Windows or Mac platform.
Last year I told you about a Pixel 5 and if the advertising is correct the Pixel 6 is available so why should I now get the look at the Pixel 4XL. On the face of it a phone launched at least two years ago would be well past its sell by date. After a few days of use I was offered an upgrade to Android 12 so Google certainly do not consider it past it. Yes more recent phones offer more from their cameras but I still took some excellent pictures and videos.
The Google Pixel 4 XL measures 15.5x7.4x.7cm and weighs 186grams. The viewable screen is 14.5x7cm which gives the notional imperial diagonal measurement of 6.3inches in QHD with a 9:19 arrangement. The display can be up to 90Hz. The screen is Gorilla Glass and supports up to 16.7 million colours. I had not got round to checking which version of Android it had on arrival but I assume it was Android 10 but as stated this soon became Android 12.
You need to search and find as you try to discover what happened to a relative who met an untimely end.
Located just off the coast of Florida is an area that is famously know as the Bermuda Triangle. Over the years this area has built u a reputation, whether justified or not, of being the location where many ships, planes and their passengers have mysteriously disappeared without trace. Game Mill have used the reputation of this area as the basis for its game entitled "Lost Secrets - Bermuda Triangle Unsolved Mysteries".
When a house has memories are you up to the task of solving its mysteries?
According to my Concise Oxford Dictionary, "Void" is an "empty space". The Void, however, is also the title of the Mystery Trackers Hidden Object Adventure game. Available from the extensive Big Fish Games catalogue, I have been looking at the Collector's Edition of this title which comes with a number of bonus items. As access to these additional features is not available until the main game is completed, I will leave covering the bonus items until the end of the review.
If you count your characters at the beginning of a game, the number left could decrease by the end especially if Agatha Christie is involved.
And Then There Were None is a point & click adventure game based on an Agatha Christie novel. Developed by AWE Games and published by The Adventure Company, this title places you in the company of ten virtual strangers who have been invited to spend time on an isolated island that becomes cut off from the mainland following the combination of a bad storm and their boat being wrecked. In some cases their stay should not last king.
This flat panel from AOC is for those who want to see a bit more on their screen as its 3840x2160 and it allows you to connect HDMI or Display Port as well as USB ‘C’. To fulfill the first requirement without you having to have 20:20 vision it’s just that bit larger at 27inches from corner to corner but still takes up little more space than a smaller panel.
The AOC U27P2CA flat panel screen measures 61x36x1.5cm; the viewable screen is 60x35cm which gives the notional diagonal imperial measurement of 27inches. It weighs 4.42 kilos. There is almost no margin at the top and the sides – called frameless - and the bottom margin is 2.5cm. Towards the right are the five buttons to control the panel to their right is a white LED. Its stand is 19x22cm and raises the screen in Landscape mode by between 2.5 and 17.5cm.
When the call comes are you up to the task of representing the people in performing a religious ceremony.
Angkor - Celebrations, developed by Ironcode Gaming, is a Match 3 title. This game is based on a ritual that is carried out every hundred years by the people of Angkor in order to commemorate their humble beginnings. This ceremony involves a Chosen One collecting and assembling the Ceremonial Kila which can be used to open the temple doors. Not surprisingly, you have been selected to be the Chosen One who has to carry out the ceremony.
These headphones are rather nice, well-padded for good noise reduction and for those follicly challenged like me good padding on the headband. They are not small as they are over ear offerings and are also useful on cold winter days as ear warmers and just for good measure the Shure App gives you just the sounds you want through its equalizer.
There is 3.5cm of expansion on each side and when fully expanded it is 21cm from the tip of the earpieces to the centre of the extremely well padded headband. The distance between earpieces when vertical is 19cm. They come with a solid zip up case and the headphones fold and sit in the case one way only to give extra protection. Also in the box are a USB to USB ‘C’ cable to charge the headphones and a 2.5mm to 3.5mm cable to connect to MP3 or other such devices.
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